Denaris
Alternative title: Katakis
Platform: Amiga 500
Region: Europe
Media: Floppy
Controller: Joystick
Genre: Shoot 'em Up - Side-Scrolling - Sci-Fi
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1989
Developer: Factor 5 GmbH
Publisher: Rainbow Arts Software GmbH
Players: 1 or 2
Hardware: OCS
Conversions: Commodore 64
Disks: 2
Programmer: Achim Möller, Holger Schmidt, Lutz Osterkorn
Musician: Darius Zendeh, Thomas Lopatic (Dr. Nobody/HQC)
Designer: Lutz Osterkorn, Stefan Tsouparidis, Willi Bäcker
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Released simultaneously on the C64/128 and Amiga.

Initially released in 1988 as KATAKIS, but with different levels. The game, however, was withdrawn from sale shortly after release in Europe, in response to Activision's threat of legal action over its alleged infringement of their R-TYPE license. Subsequently, KATAKIS  was renamed to DENARIS  and re-released in 1989 with reworked levels.

The original release comprised 2 disks, while the 5TH ANNIVERSARY compilation version came on 1 disk.

Activision paid a substantial sum to license Irem's R-TYPE coin-op for home computer conversion, but hadn't released any conversions at that point and were quite annoyed that sales could suffer at the hands of what was quite a good independent clone in KATAKIS. Despite their grievances, Activision were sufficiently impressed with game developers Factor 5, that they contracted them for the C64/Amiga conversions of R-TYPE.

http://hol.abime.net/325

Katakis on the Amiga is, like its counterpart on the C64, a shoot'em'up heavily influenced by R-Type.

It's a single space ship versus the machine intelligences from the planet Katakis in six side-scrolling levels. The R-Type influence is apparent in many ways: from the design of the player's ship and some enemies to the weapons system and even some of the level designs (for example, one level is a battle against a giant enemy ship reminiscent of R-Type's third level).

The player's ship is equipped with a standard forward-aiming weapon. Further powerups to be collected include a three-directional scattershot that can be upgraded from two to eight projectiles. A reflective laser bounces off the floors and ceiling to cause further damage. Also available is an autoseeker and a power shot which must be charged by holding on to the fire button. The R-Type influence on the weapons is most obvious with up to two protection satellites hovering above and below the ship, as well as the R-Ball, an indestructible object that can be docked to the front of the ship and be used as both a weapon and a shield (and thus is basically the same as R-Type's Force).

The game offers a two-player mode, with two players taking turns.
 
http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/katakis_

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CHEATS:

Training mode:
Press Z after the game select screen.  Then,
plug the mouse into port two and hold the Right Mouse Button
while the game loads.

Unlimited lives:
Hold Z at the "Insert Data Disc" screen. Then, plug the mouse into port two and hold the Right Mouse Button while the game loads.
